Project Gutenberg 2004-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 240 Sand, George 1804 1876 Dupin, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant, Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, Armandine Aurore Lucille La Marquise Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marquise Produced by Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "La Marquise" by George Sand is a novel crafted in the early 19th century, reflecting themes of love, societal norms, and the inner struggles of its characters. It explores the life of a woman of noble birth, illustrating her reflections on relationships, societal expectations, and her one true love in a society that often values rank and reputation over genuine affection. The story centers on the Marquise de R..., who recounts her experiences with love, particularly her long, platonic adoration for an Italian actor named Lélio. Despite her beauty and noble status, she grapples with feelings of dissatisfaction and disillusionment regarding the men around her, many of whom seem insincere or unworthy. Her marriage was short-lived, and her heart remained distant from the vicomte de Larrieux, the man who devoted himself to her for decades. The narrative delves into the nuances of her profound emotional turmoil and ultimately leads to her bittersweet encounter with Lélio, whose true nature as an artist resonates deeply within her, evoking intense feelings of passion and longing. Through her experiences, the Marquise poignantly highlights the conflict between societal expectations and the quest for genuine connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- Fiction Women -- France -- Fiction PQ Text FR Femmes FR Nouvelles Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: French Literature 107009 2025-06-06T03:35:01.407719 text/html 99982 2020-12-15T08:49:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 199603 2025-06-06T03:35:07.475723 application/epub+zip 199233 2025-06-06T03:35:04.706710 application/epub+zip 98857 2025-06-06T03:35:03.253693 application/epub+zip 378285 2025-06-06T03:35:09.475674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369588 2025-06-06T03:35:06.623701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165209 2022-09-06T23:49:50.565639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99065 2023-10-06T07:34:02.390068 text/plain 17268 2025-06-06T03:35:09.612670 application/rdf+xml 11747 2025-06-06T03:35:03.926707 image/jpeg 3170 2025-06-06T03:35:03.522700 image/jpeg 200440 2025-06-06T03:35:01.422759 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia